The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-30
FACTS AND FIGURES.
Interesting Statistics from
the Labor Bureau.
STRIKES DURING, THE YEAR
Cold New York-Snow Closed
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road BuildIng-Etc.
Some Valuable Statistics.

WAsHINGToN, December %. Com
missioner Wright has submitted to the
Secretary of the Interior, the third an
nual report of the Bureau of labor
which relates entirely to strikes and
lockouts, for the SIX years ending D .
cember 81, 1886. The report is the
result of the first investigation ever
made by y nation of facts concerning
strikes and lockouts for any extended
period of time The report covers
obout 700 printed pages, and gives de-
tails of each strike and lockout occur
ring in the United States during the
period Names. L. exhibits facts be
| longing to each industrial trouble for
each locality; where trouble WAS found,
| without attempting 10 establish or de-
eide upon the Connection between them.
A Irbulated statement shows the
number of strikes occurring during the
six wears past to have been 1903; the
number of Adjustments involved
%, 1886. and general average of the num-
Der of esta blishments involved IN each
strike 81. In 1887, the report says,
there were, according to the last in
forma tion obtainable, 853 strikes, the
details of which are not available.
Building trades furnished 5000 of the
total number of establishments en-
gagged in strikes. The total number
Of employees involved in the whole
number OF strikes for the entire
period, is shown to have been 318 GA.
The number of employees in all estab-
lishments before the strikes occurred
was 1 $50 ,045, while the whole number
employed In establishments involved
after strikes occurred was ,636 247, a
loss of 1913. There were 103 ,038 new
employees engaged after strikes, and
81 483 were brought from other places
than those in which strikes occurred.
In 2,l82 establishments, lockouts were
ordered during the period named. In
these there were 174095 en-
ploy before the lockouts oc-
CURED, and 1859 ,436 after lockouts;
while the number actually locked out
was 159 ,545. There were 1876 new
employees secured at the closeof lock
outs. and 1852 were brought from
other places than those in which lock-
outs occurred.
An examination OF the tables ap-
pended to the report shows t6at New
York, Massachusetts, Ohio and Illinois
represent "A per cent. of the whole
number of establishments affected
by strikes throughout the country,
and $3.50 per cent. of lockouts. These
five States, it is stated, contain 40 per
cent. of all manufacturing establish
capital involved in the commercial in
dustrles OF the United States.
The results of strikes, so far as gain
ing objects sought are concerned, are
shown to be as follows: Success fol-
lowed in l, 047 cases, or 1859 per cent of
the whole; partial success in 1904, or
23.45 per cent. of the whole and failure
followed in 500 cases, or SO SO per cent
of the whole. By lockouts 564 estab-
lishments. or 1856 per cent. of the
whole, succeeded in gaining their point;
10, or II per cent. partly succeeded,
and 305, or $3.50 per cent,
failed.
AS to the causes or objects of strikes,
it is shown that an increase of wages
was the principal one, 42.44 per cent.
Other leading causes are given as fol-
lows: For reduction of hours against
reduction of wages; for increase of
wages and reduction of hours; against
increa Sc of hours. Total for five lead
ing causes, 77.85 per cent. All other
causes, % II per cent.
Disclaiming absolute accuracy,
the report gives losses of
employees and employers re-
resulting from strikes toI lockouts as
follows: Losses to strikers during the
six years covered by the investigation
SOL, SIG 165. Less to employers through
lockouts for the same period, SIS. 1872 Ill,
or a total wage loss 10 employees of
sos, 948, 882. This loss occurred for both
strikes and lockouts IN "a 5l8 estab-
lishments, or an average loss of s., 445
to each establishment, or of nearly $40
to each striker involved. The as
sistance given to strikers dur
ing the same period, so far as
ascertsiuable, amounts to So 325, 057;
to those suffering from leckouts
l, los ,538, or a total of 81 ,430, 595 These
amounts, however, the commission
says are undoubtedly too low. En-
ployers losses through strikes for the
six years amounted to $50, 1872 ,653.
Through lockouts, SIS, 342 .261, or a total
loss to establishments involved of $34,-
1874 914.
Besides completing the field work for
this report and the compilation
of information, the bureau has
carried on almost to completion |
the Investigations begun last year con-
corning the moral. physical and econ |
omical conditions of the working !
women of the great cities. and has con-
timed its investigation into the cost of |
distribution of the great staple pro-
ducts. Ithas also undertaken, accord |
ing to Congressional instructions, the
collection of statistics of marriages and |
divorces in the United States, a report |
of which may be submitted before the |
close of the present session of Congress. |
Carnot Receives Gladstone